Wine drinkers - what are you having today/tonight?
Mar 27, 2014, 9:08 am
#229
Join Date: Oct 2002
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Mar 28, 2014, 1:05 pm
#230
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Presented with half a dozen of 1980 Chateau Leovilles-las Cases many years ago, it's clearly not the best vintage of any Bordeaux, but still gave us pleasure many times.
This morning found a misplaced last bottle, carefully placed it in the kitchen; opened and decanted it very carefullythis afternoon, and we enjoyed with grilled fillet of lamb with pommes dauphinoix.
Definitely over the top, but surprisingly not too much. Although a weak vintage, the wine showed it's strong heritage and was a good entrance to a good wine week-end
Pudding & Port's next...
This morning found a misplaced last bottle, carefully placed it in the kitchen; opened and decanted it very carefullythis afternoon, and we enjoyed with grilled fillet of lamb with pommes dauphinoix.
Definitely over the top, but surprisingly not too much. Although a weak vintage, the wine showed it's strong heritage and was a good entrance to a good wine week-end
Pudding & Port's next...
Mar 31, 2014, 6:50 am
#231
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: DCA
Programs: AA EXP; BoNVoY Tit LTP
Posts: 1,923
Years ago I found a case or so of 1980 Certan de May at auction that was still alive and well...one critic had noted that it tasted like "some of the 79 had been mixed in". I find old styled off-vintage Bordeaux quite delightful (I recently came across some 67s that are still alive and pleasurable).
Apr 5, 2014, 7:38 pm
#234
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Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: MIA / EZE
Programs: Lord of Malbec & all Wines Argentine. AA EXP / Marriott Lifetime Silver / Hertz Presidents Circle
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We had a bottle of Dieter Meier's MALO... made from Organic Grapes. Another great Cabernet Malbec blend from Mendoza.... ^
Apr 12, 2014, 4:12 pm
#236
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Location: Over the Bay Bridge, CA
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Tonight we'll be drinking:
2012 Donkey and Goat Isabel's Cuvee Grenache Rose, Mendocino, followed by
2010 Lindaflor Petite Fleur, Mendoza
(Ironic, that the location of the California wine translates to "of/from Mendoza"
)
2012 Donkey and Goat Isabel's Cuvee Grenache Rose, Mendocino, followed by
2010 Lindaflor Petite Fleur, Mendoza
(Ironic, that the location of the California wine translates to "of/from Mendoza"
)